Middle Cascade Glacier

Middle Cascade Glacier
Location in Washington
Middle Cascade Glacier

Location in Washington

Type Mountain glacier
Location Skagit County, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates 48°25′11″N 121°03′16″W / 48.41972°N 121.05444°W / 48.41972; -121.05444Coordinates: 48°25′11″N 121°03′16″W / 48.41972°N 121.05444°W / 48.41972; -121.05444[1]
Length 1.20 mi (1.93 km)
Terminus Icefall
Status Retreating

Middle Cascade Glacier is in Wenatchee National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington and is to the north of Spider Mountain and east of Mount Formidable.[2] Middle Cascade Glacier has a significant icefall that is thinning and may eventually separate the upper section of the glacier from the lower. Middle Cascade Glacier retreated 260 m (850 ft) between 1979 and 2005.[3] The smaller Spider Glacier is just southeast of Middle Cascade Glacier.

See also

References

  1. "Middle Cascade Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  2. Cascade Pass, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  3. Pelto, Mauri. "North Cascade Glacier Terminus Behavior". North Cascade Glacier Climate Project. Nichols College. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
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